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Should I give math and science another try?

I am currently a college freshman. During high school I was basically, with the exception of a few B's, an A student in Math and science classes.

Im interested in a degree in physics or mechanical engineering

This last year I did very poorly in My math and science classes. I ended up with D's in Pre cal, trig and chem, which is weird because I got A's in the same classes in high school.....but I did have some extenuating circumstances this last year.

Anyway, do you think I should try to retake those classes and see what happens, or should i pursue a different degree that is less intensive in math and science. I'm just worried I would try again and not do any better and then it would for sure get rid of the full ride I have at my college.. I was lucky to get it back after I messed up last semester

what do you think

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  • 1 decade ago
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    High school math and science are different from college math and science. Some people do better in high school, others in college.

    One way to find out: would you say that you do math and science by plugging numbers into a formula, or thinking about the problem holistically? Formula = high school preference, holistic = college preference. You might think about switching to engineering if you like doing math and science in a formulaic way. Pure math and science is geared towards students who go on to original studies, where there are no formulas to follow.

    Of course, it could just be the fact that you had extenuating circumstances.

    Take some classes at a community college. They are cheaper, easier, and you might not have to report them (?), but they still give you a feel for what the courses are like at a college level.

  • 1 decade ago

    Tough question.

    Did you get the D''s because the classes were too difficult, the material was too much and passed you by too quickly, you were absent, or it required a different thought pattern than you possess or you just didn't have the time?

    If you changed your major, what would you go into that avoided Math or Science? I think what you could consider is working a year or working and taking 1 night class in math which would not require lab periods (or doesn''t usually).

  • 1 decade ago

    XD You're never going to be rid of math. I'm a political science major and I can't understand some of the course material because of the math involved. If I were you I would try again. You'll know what you did wrong since you've already been through it once.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You can do anything you set your mind to...listen to the song "lose yourself" by eminem

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